No One Knows About Persian Cats
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No One Knows About Persian Cats is a 2009
Iran
ian film directed by Bahman Ghobadi
produced by Wild Bunch. Originally titled Kasi az Gorbehaye Irani Khabar Nadareh, in the film's native language, Persian
, this film first took on the name of Nobody Knows About The Persian Cats before finally being titled No One Knows About Persian Cats. The film offers perspective of Iran as it explores its underground Rock scene. It won the Special Jury Prize in the Un Certain Regard
section at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival
.
), an underground music enthusiast and producer who helps them travel around Tehran and its surrounding areas in order to meet other underground musicians possibly interested in forming a band and later leaving the country. The film highlights many of the challenges independent musicians and generally the Iranian youth face in Iran's severely confined government.
as Les Chats Persans
Limited Release: Curzon Soho & Key Cities
where it won the Special Jury Prize in the Un Certain Regard
section.
2009 in film
The year 2009 saw the release of many films. Seven made the top 50 list of highest-grossing films, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that as of this year, their Best Picture category would consist of ten nominees, rather than five .- Highest-grossing films :Please note...
Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
ian film directed by Bahman Ghobadi
Bahman Ghobadi
Bahman Ghobadi is an Iranian film director of Kurdish ethnicity. He was born on February 1, 1969 in Baneh, Kurdistan Province. Ghobadi belongs to the so called "new wave" of Iranian cinema.-Biography:...
produced by Wild Bunch. Originally titled Kasi az Gorbehaye Irani Khabar Nadareh, in the film's native language, Persian
Persian language
Persian is an Iranian language within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and countries which historically came under Persian influence...
, this film first took on the name of Nobody Knows About The Persian Cats before finally being titled No One Knows About Persian Cats. The film offers perspective of Iran as it explores its underground Rock scene. It won the Special Jury Prize in the Un Certain Regard
Un Certain Regard
Un Certain Regard is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's Official Selection. It is run at the Salle Debussy, parallel to the competition for the Palme d'Or.This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob...
section at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival
2009 Cannes Film Festival
The 62nd annual Cannes Film Festival was held from May 13 to May 24, 2009. French actress Isabelle Huppert was the President of the Jury. It was announced on March 19, 2009, that Pixar's film Up would open the festival...
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Plot
The film follows two young musicians (Ashkan and Negar) as they form a band and prepare to leave Iran shortly after being released from prison. The pair befriends a man named Nader (Hamed BehdadHamed Behdad
Hamed Behdad is an Iranian actor. His first appearance in a movie was in The End of the Game .Behdad finished his high school in Sadjad school in his hometown. Later in the year 2002 he graduated from Islamic Azad University in Tehran with a bachelor's degree in Art and Theatre...
), an underground music enthusiast and producer who helps them travel around Tehran and its surrounding areas in order to meet other underground musicians possibly interested in forming a band and later leaving the country. The film highlights many of the challenges independent musicians and generally the Iranian youth face in Iran's severely confined government.
Bands and musicians
- Take It Easy HospitalTake It Easy HospitalTake It Easy Hospital is a currently London based band from Iran. Formed by singer-songwriter and composer Ash Koosha also known as Ashkan Kooshanejad and singer-songwriter Negar Shaghaghi in Tehran, the duo has been playing as an underground Indie band since 2008.Their first single demo song Human...
- Rana FarhanRana FarhanRana Farhan, is an Iranian musician and singer of Jazz and Blues. She was born in Iran. After graduating from Tehran University, she left Iran, and is living in New York since then.- Career:...
- HichkasHichkasSoroush Lashkary better known by his stage name Hichkas is an Iranian rapper based in Tehran....
- The Yellow Dogs BandThe Yellow Dogs BandThe Yellow Dogs are an Iranian Indie Rock band. Members include Obash , Looloosh , Koory and Zina .-Biography:...
- Shervin NajafianShervin NajafianShervin Najafian is an Iranian actor and singer. He is best known for his song Zarbdar and the movie No One Knows About Persian Cats.- Short biography :...
- Ash Koosha
- MirzaMirzaMirza , is of Persian origin, denoting the rank of a high nobleman or Prince. It is usually translated into English as a royal or imperial Prince of the Blood...
- The Free Keys
- Mahdyar AghajaniMahdyar AghajaniMahdyar Aghajani is a musician, record producer and film composer born and raised in Tehran, Iran. He brought up the standard of Iranian underground music, using Persian traditional instruments in electronic and hip hop music.In 2006 Hichkas released the first Iranian hip hop album Jangale Asfalt ...
- Darkoob
- Hamed Seyed Javadi
- Nik Aein Band
International Cinema Release Dates
- 23 December 2009 - France
as Les Chats Persans
- 3 February 2010 - Belgium
- 26 March 2010 - UK
Limited Release: Curzon Soho & Key Cities
- 16 April 2010 - USA
- 16 April 2010 - Australia
- 15 July 2010 - Israel
- 23 September 2010 - Netherlands
Awards and nominations
Its first official screening was at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival2009 Cannes Film Festival
The 62nd annual Cannes Film Festival was held from May 13 to May 24, 2009. French actress Isabelle Huppert was the President of the Jury. It was announced on March 19, 2009, that Pixar's film Up would open the festival...
where it won the Special Jury Prize in the Un Certain Regard
Un Certain Regard
Un Certain Regard is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's Official Selection. It is run at the Salle Debussy, parallel to the competition for the Palme d'Or.This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob...
section.
- Cannes Film Festival2009 Cannes Film FestivalThe 62nd annual Cannes Film Festival was held from May 13 to May 24, 2009. French actress Isabelle Huppert was the President of the Jury. It was announced on March 19, 2009, that Pixar's film Up would open the festival...
:- Special Jury Prize (won)
- Miami International Film FestivalMiami International Film FestivalThe Miami International Film Festival is an annual film festival held in Miami, Florida in the late winter. The film festival is sponsored by the Miami Film Society, which has been around since 1983....
:- Audience Award (won)
- São Paulo International Film FestivalSão Paulo International Film FestivalThe São Paulo International Film Festival is a film festival held annually in São Paulo, Brazil since 1976. In 2004 Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami was a member of the jury.-International Jury Award:*2001: The New Country ...
:- Best Foreign-Language Film (won)
- Tallinn Black Nights Film FestivalTallinn Black Nights Film FestivalTallinn Black Nights Film Festival , is an annual film festival held in Tallinn, Estonia...
:- FICC Jury Award (won)
- Jury Prize for Cinematography (won)
- NETPAC Jury Award (won)
- Tokyo FilmexTokyo FilmexTokyo Filmex is an annual film festival established in 2000. This film festival was launched by Office Kitano, which is Takeshi Kitano's film company.For now, Office Kitano remains as one of the main partners for Tokyo Filmex....
:- Special Jury Prize (won)
External links
- Underground Musicians Fight The Man In Tehran, NPRNPRNPR, formerly National Public Radio, is a privately and publicly funded non-profit membership media organization that serves as a national syndicator to a network of 900 public radio stations in the United States. NPR was created in 1970, following congressional passage of the Public Broadcasting...
Movie Review by Mark Jenkins, 2010-04-15, accessed 2010-05-07. - In-depth review of the film and its soundtrack
- Behind the scene of No One Knows About Persian Cats
- No One Knows About Persian Cats Soundtrack
- This is music from a brave and extraordinary musical movement, BBC review